HABITABLE


Meaning of HABITABLE in English

ˈhabəd.əbəl, -bətəb- adjective

Etymology: Middle English abitable, from Old French habitable, abitable, from Latin habitabilis, from habitare + -abilis -able

: capable of being inhabited : that may be inhabited or dwelt in

the habitable world

specifically of a dwelling : reasonably fit for occupation by a tenant of the class for which it was let or of the class ordinarily occupying such a dwelling

• hab·it·able·ness noun -es

• hab·it·ably -blē, -li adverb

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